About three billion people in developing countries rely on firewood or charcoal for their daily cooking purposes, contributing to the death of 4.3 million people annually from ... Read more »
The South African Ox1Cov-19 Vaccine VIDA-trial developed by Wits University researchers is a first for Africa and one of 268 other candidate vaccines currently being researched and ... Read more »
Covid-19 Connect, a WhatsApp service that provides users with relevant information to help make informed and effective decisions during the pandemic, was developed by Praekelt.org ... Read more »
Vaya Africa, founded by Zimbabwean mogul Strive Masiyiwa, has launched an electric vehicle service in the country as part of the company's rollout strategy across Africa. The ... Read more »
Covi-ID, an app designed to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, has been developed in South Africa by Co-Pierre Georg, an associate professor at the University of Cape Town School ... Read more »
There's increasing interest in the contribution of the creative economy to growth and job creation in South Africa. But innovation research is still mostly focused on STEM sectors ... Read more »
Joyce Kamande and Samuel Rigu, who met at university, are using their childhood experiences on small, struggling farms to help other rural farmers. They have built Safi Organics, a ... Read more »
Safi Organics, a small enterprise located 100 km (60 milles) northeast of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, produces carbon-neutral fertilisers using a waste product from rice ... Read more »
The ability to innovate and quickly adapt will be major issues framing the world's developmental trajectory after the Covid-19 outbreak, writes Lovemore Chikova for The Herald. ... Read more »
Dedan Kimathi University of Technology and the county government of Laikipia invited the Kenya Bureau of Standards, the Kenya Poisons and Pharmacy Board, Kenyatta National ... Read more »
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